Building an empowered workforce with gen AI

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Gen AI may be in its nascent stages of development, but the technology is only going to get more intelligent. How can organizations do more than just “keep up”? What strategies, structures, and talent management approaches will business leaders need to adopt to prepare their organizations for a gen-AI-driven future? In this month’s first featured story, McKinsey’s Sandra Durth, Bryan Hancock, Dana Maor, and Alex Sukharevsky explain that gen AI can be a powerful tool for employee empowerment if business leaders think broadly about how gen AI could affect their organizations—and people—day to day. In our second featured story, Kweilin Ellingrud and Saurabh Sanghvi discuss the importance of upskilling, reskilling, and training to empower the global workforce with the rise of gen AI. Other highlights in this month’s issue include the following topics:

what it would take to raise minimum living standards and get on a net-zero path 

the six worker archetypes present in every organization

how companies can play offense in the net-zero transition despite uncertainty

the unprecedented mental health issues facing today’s teens

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From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth

What would it take to raise minimum living standards and get on a net-zero path in this decade? Our research explores twin ambitions for people and the planet.
Advance the continuum of progress

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Some employees are destroying value. Others are building it. Do you know the difference?

More than half of employees report being relatively unproductive at work. New research into six types of employees shows how companies can re-engage workers while amplifying the impact of star performers.
Address the challenge

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Full throttle on net zero: Creating value in the face of uncertainty

To thrive amid shocks to the net-zero economy, leaders are shifting strategies to position themselves to win when the skies clear up.
Make bold moves

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Getting to the bottom of the teen mental health crisis

From identifying the effects of social media and the COVID-19 pandemic, to overcoming stigma and expanding accessibility to care, there’s lots to unpack around teen mental health. How do we help tomorrow’s workforce today?
Think creatively

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Gen AI in high gear: Mercedes-Benz leverages the power of ChatGPT

Philipp Skogstad, CEO of Mercedes-Benz R&D North America, shares the story of bringing generative AI to 900,000 beta testers and discusses the vision, impact, challenges, and path forward for generative AI applications in the automotive sector.
Drive change

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On the cusp of the next payments era: Future opportunities for banks

The 2023 McKinsey Global Payments Report shines a light on a changing industry and explains how banks and others can capitalize on new dynamics.
Make better decisions

— Edited by Eleni Kostopoulos, managing editor, New York

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